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To save the time or not?
I generally have a few books on the go at one time that include at least one (loosely) theological book (morning reading), one other non-fiction book (afternoon reading) and one fiction book (evening reading). Apart from having the right kind of reading for every time of day this also allows the books to more easily “talk to each other.“ I’m currently reading “Wandering with Intent” by Kim Mahood. She has spent many years working in remote Aboriginal communities and recounts how after spending an afternoon searching and digging for yams a visitor asked why they didn’t cultivate the plants near the community. Her answer was “Because that would take all…
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Reading, Watching, Listening August 2023
Reading: First off a fun list … 18 Ways to Organise Your Bookshelf A couple of interesting takes on creativity and AI: ChatGPT’s intent is to eliminate the process of creation and its attendant challenges, viewing it as nothing more than a time-wasting inconvenience that stands in the way of the commodity itself. Why strive?, it contends. Why bother with the artistic process and its accompanying trials? Why shouldn’t we make it ‘faster and easier?’ Nick Cave: The Red Hand Files, Issue #428 https://www.theredhandfiles.com/chatgpt-making-things-faster-and-easier/ “Information is more than data, and intelligence is more than computation.” From Homogeneity and Bedlam to Sense and Sensibility – Charles Eisenstein An Essay About Slow-Cookers? OK.…
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In the Garden August 2023
I pottered around the garden today and marvelled at how much more pleasant it is to garden in mild weather. Even though it is still officially winter here we are having a spring weather day so at least for today I didn’t come back into the house with freezing hands. I even had lunch outside which was a treat. The garden is looking reasonably good. I finished my tidying after our holidays and because it has been fairly cold it has remained mainly weed-free and neat. Unfortunately, our dog has been digging and dug a big hole in the corner behind the tree below. I’ve replanted the plants he dug…
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Around here …
On the weekend, I hit the read all button on my Feedly. I was browsing through, thinking wow, there are a lot of unread posts, then I remembered I don’t have to read everything that comes through there. Now I have a fresh start and can enjoy reading new posts without being distracted by the need to be “caught up.” Saturday afternoon, the Matilda’s were playing France in the FIFA Women’s World Cup Quarter finals. They had never made the semis before, so it was pretty exciting. Unfortunately, we also had a 60th birthday party that evening, and the match didn’t start until 5 pm. We watched the first part…
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30 Things That Make Me Happy
Copying Daria. Go here to read her original post. How about you? Hit me up with a few of your happy things if you haven’t already done so over at Daria’s
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K’Gari: Kingfisher Bay Resort Part 2
You can read part 1 here. Monday we started our day walking south from the resort following the McKenzie’s Jetty High tide route. This track goes up and over the headland through the bush, passing the Southern Great Sandy Lookout and out through the dingo fence to the beach. We also passed through what was left of the old Commando School. McKenzie’s Jetty was built for the logging trade and some of the pylons and rusted machinery are still on the beach. We also saw lots of dingo tracks on this section of the beach. Along the beach were expanses of “coffee rock,” made up of sand grains weakly cemented…
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K’Gari Island – Around Kingfisher Bay Resort
We stayed four nights on K’Gari at the Kingfisher Bay Resort. The highlight of our trip was the Beauty Spots Day Tour, but the other days we enjoyed some quieter activities around the resort. There a number of short walks and a variety of ranger-led activities. Sunday morning we took the Beerillbee Track which winds up through the bush above the resort to the Great Sandy Northern Lookout. We then exited the resort area through the dingo gate, selecting some stout branches to ward off any dingoes and headed down towards Dundonga Creek. There was plenty of birdlife through this area. Once down at the creek we headed towards the…
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In the Garden July 2023
The garden is growing pretty slowly at the moment with the cooler weather, although my peas are a bit wild. The cages keep getting blown crooked in the wind. It’s hard to see from here, but they are varieties that have beautiful pink and purple flowers. I’ve harvested a small bowl of veggies each week since we arrived back home consisting of kale, sprouting broccoli, broccoli raab, lettuce and snow peas. It’s probably time to pull up the beetroot before they get too big and woody. I’m also looking forward to some full-size peas that should be ready this week. The yellow everlasting daisies have been an unexpected star in…